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Cleantech Investing: We Are Just Getting Started

Nancy Pfund | Posted 05.24.2013 | Business
Nancy Pfund

Co-authored by Noah Walker, Joint MBA/MEM Candidate at Yale University Americans are voting with their stock portfolios like never before. And they a...

MLPs and REITs Back in the Spotlight: Will Washington Finally Level the Playing Field?

Ron Pernick | Posted 05.09.2013 | Politics
Ron Pernick

With hundreds of billions invested in conventional REITs and MLPs offering competitive returns, Washington should work in a bipartisan fashion to open up these investment structures as soon as possible.

When Clean Tech Got ... Complicated

AP | By JONATHAN FAHEY | Posted 05.04.2013 | Green

NEW YORK (AP) — A decade ago, large investors in so-called clean technology had a straightforward goal: finance companies that would help eliminate ...

The Future of Renewable Energy: Interview With Bloomberg New Energy Finance CEO Michael Liebreich

James Grundvig | Posted 04.30.2013 | Green
James Grundvig

One year, 200 analysts, 850 participants, and an energy report with surprising results came out of this year's Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) Sum...

Earth Day 2013: Innovations in Clean Tech Are Transforming How We Do Everything

Joan Michelson | Posted 04.22.2013 | Green
Joan Michelson

Computers transformed how we do everything, and today, innovations in clean tech are transforming everything again -- including reducing the copious amounts of energy those ubiquitous computers use.

The Challenge of Climate Math

Andrew Winston | Posted 01.26.2013 | Green
Andrew Winston

These are important numbers to wrap your head around, but what do they really mean for countries and companies? How fast do we have to change?

Election Post-Mortem: Mostly Good News for Clean Tech

Clint Wilder | Posted 01.17.2013 | Green
Clint Wilder

As President Obama and the lame ducks head toward the fiscal cliff, what do his resounding victory and other election results mean for the clean-tech industry?

Five Clean-Tech Actions for President Obama

Ron Pernick | Posted 01.07.2013 | Green
Ron Pernick

Now that the election is over, what steps can the president and new Congress take to ensure our nation's ongoing clean-energy leadership? Here are five actions for Mr. Obama that, if implemented, we believe would supercharge the U.S.'s clean-tech economy.

Five Apps to Make NYC Greener: Built in a Weekend

Rachel Sterne | Posted 09.02.2012 | New York
Rachel Sterne

Can an app make New York City greener? It can if it influences the little decisions that New Yorkers make every day -- things like recycling a bottle instead of throwing it in the trash, or biking to work instead of driving.

Dirty Business: How Unaccountable Bureaucrats Kill Clean Technology

Robert L. Cavnar | Posted 05.25.2012 | Green
Robert L. Cavnar

While we fight this battle against our own government for clean energy, we are being welcomed with open arms in Russia, China, Indonesia, and Australia, all who want our technology now.

Democracies Take the Lead in Partnering on Energy Innovation

Kathy Kemper | Posted 07.04.2012 | Green
Kathy Kemper

Government should create a level playing field for all types of energy: alternative energy sources must be priced so that they can compete with traditionally cheaper fossil fuels.

Every Day is Earth Day in L.A.

Laura Berland-Shane | Posted 04.28.2012 | Los Angeles
Laura Berland-Shane

L.A.'s challenges (traffic, pollution, an aging infrastructure and electricity grid) are creating enormous opportunities for businesspeople who see an immense economic opportunity in clean technology.

Clean, Reliable Energy Future Elusive, But Not Impossible

John W. Rowe | Posted 02.20.2012 | Green
John W. Rowe

Realizing a clean, reliable and affordable energy future requires that we look at three factors simultaneously: cost, reliability and environmental impact.

Looking Back on My 2011 Projections

Don Tapscott | Posted 02.04.2012 | Business
Don Tapscott

A year ago I published "10 Big Themes for 2011" -- related to how the digital revolution changes business and society. It's helpful to review what actually occurred. Below are my projections and some 20-20 hindsight editorializing.

Paving the Way for U.S. Clean Tech Growth With International Climate Finance

Stephanie Praus | Posted 11.08.2011 | Green
Stephanie Praus

The U.S. should embrace international investment as a means to bolster domestic industry if it hopes to compete in the global clean energy race.

Who Says Oil and Water Don't Mix?

Jim Lauria | Posted 11.08.2011 | Green
Jim Lauria

Around the world, groups of water-related businesses and academic programs are springing up to create "clusters" or "hubs" for water innovation.

GOP Presidential Candidates on Clean Energy and Climate Change

Donnie Fowler | Posted 10.30.2011 | Green
Donnie Fowler

Are they owned by the oil companies, or are they willing to break from some of the GOP's largest campaign donors? Do they agree with 98 percent of scientists, or are facts mere inconveniences to be pushed aside for ideology and ambition?

What Corporations, Investors and Obama Have in Common

Eddie Fernandez | Posted 10.19.2011 | San Francisco
Eddie Fernandez

Silicon Valley is hiring, with technology and clean tech sectors leading the way in new job creation. But can the region really help bolster employment opportunities outside the area?

One Area Where Republicans and Democrats Can Agree: Promoting Green Exports

Jake Colvin | Posted 10.02.2011 | Green
Jake Colvin

When it comes to marketing and selling clean energy technologies globally, senior business and environmental leaders recognize that export promotion efforts can help unlock foreign markets and grow businesses and jobs in the United States.

Plug-In 2011: Rising Tide for Electric Cars

Michael Carmichael | Posted 09.20.2011 | Green
Michael Carmichael

Even in the midst of the worst recession since the 1930s, the trend to electric cars and plug-in hybrid is growing stronger. While the market is not yet flooded with plug-in electric cars, manufacturers are accelerating their design, development and production.

The Coming Clean Tech Crash

Devon Swezey | Posted 09.07.2011 | Green
Devon Swezey

Clean energy is still much more expensive and less reliable than coal or gas, and in an era of heightened budget austerity, the subsidies required to make clean energy artificially cheaper are becoming unsustainable.

Most Venture Capitalists Fear IPO Market 'Very Weak

Posted 08.22.2011 | Business

SAN FRANCISCO - More than 80 percent of venture capitalists believe the initial public offering market is at very weak levels, according to a new ...

Our Future Business Leaders Are All About Green

Andrew Winston | Posted 08.13.2011 | Green
Andrew Winston

If these entrepreneurs are our future business titans, then I'm feeling pretty good about where we're headed.

The End of China's Wind Subsidy Program and the Future of Global Clean Technology Markets

Jake Colvin | Posted 08.08.2011 | Green
Jake Colvin

The announcement earlier this week that China would end its controversial wind subsidy program is welcome, but is only the tip of the iceberg when it ...

Germany Phases Out Nuclear Energy

Tina Gerhardt | Posted 07.31.2011 | Green
Tina Gerhardt

Merkel's decision could have a ripple effect for the nuclear industry worldwide, given that Germany is the largest developed country to phase out nuclear energy, and could prove useful for a rethink of U.S. nuclear energy policy.